FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – Buy a gift for a home-bound or lonely senior: The West Sacramento Rotary Club will be on hand at Raley’s supermarket from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekend of Dec. 14-15, and invites you to donate a gift to fill a senior’s request. Most of the requests are for [...]

The West Sacramento Community Singers give a cheer to the crowd after a performance from the stairway. (News-Ledger photo) NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 11, 2013 – Last year’s event was canceled by stormy weather, but celebrants this year just moved indoors to dodge a drizzle The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce threw its annual holiday party [...]

NEWS-LEDGER– DEC 4, 2013 – Local law already bans pot dispensaries and backyard medical marijuana groves – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor The City of West Sacramento is poised to again tighten the restrictions on anyone growing marijuana at home. The city has already outlawed marijuana dispensaries, the cultivation of marijuana for dispensaries, and any [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE – DEC 12, 2013 – The West Sacramento City Council last night picked Council Member Mark Johannessen to serve as “Mayor Pro Tem” – essentially a vice mayor – for the next year. Johannessen replaces Mayor pro tem Chris Ledesma, who remains on the council as a regular member. Johannessen was [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — DEC 12, 2013 – The West Sacramento Police Department will be holding a toy and clothing drive today (Thursday, Dec. 12), in front of the West Sacramento Walmart from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. The donated presents will be delivered to children in the community who would otherwise go without gifts this [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — DEC. 11, 2013 – West Sacramento firefighters responded Monday night to a fire in the attic of a commercial building on the 300-block of 6th Street — home to West Side Motorcycle and a convenience market. “There was damage to the entire attic space,” Battalion Chief Mike Taylor told the News-Ledger. [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 27, 2013 – The City of West Sacramento recently held its annual Service Awards Ceremony in the Galleria at the Civic Center. Members of the City Council presented Service Awards to long-employed employees and those retiring. There were 17 employees honored with 5 years of service, 18 employees honored with [...]

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]